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Reaction to the photo has largely criticised Cummings for being too concerned about her shoes during a natural disaster.

Cummings told local newspaper El Pais that she thought it would be rude to say no to the locals' offer to lend her a hand.

"[Social networks] can work in your favour or against you and [can] change from one to another in seconds. I must be more careful and be more aware of what is shared in my network," she told the paper.